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05-25-2008, 06:16 PM
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Just some important info for those of you who did not already now about this.
The pots (knobs) are soldered to the circuit board with metal legs and can easily break when dropped or something falls on the knobs, in worst case the circuit board can break and the pedal is gone.
Happened to me with a brand new pedal some days ago, luckily the circuit board is ok and only the pot is borked. The guy who now will fix mine is gonna exchange the pots to pots that are not fixed to the circuit board.
Looks like the button and the jacks are the same, will discuss possibility to change that as well, it's REALLY a risk factor.
D.Don |
05-25-2008, 06:20 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Spector, Aguilar, EMG, Coffin Case, Maxon | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: las vegas/maui, nevada/hawaii | | | and this is new news? line6 does that... pretty sure ExH does that too. its pretty normal for companies to solder pot lugs directly to boards... what people DONT like... is when the 1/4 in and out jacks are directly to the board. |
05-25-2008, 06:22 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: northern illinois | | so wait, i shouldn't drop things i don't want broken?  |
05-25-2008, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by FrigginChris  so wait, i shouldn't drop things i don't want broken? | That's a good start, but when it happens, as in this case, if the pots had not been fixed to the circuit board, there would have been no damage as the break was right where the pots legs are attached to the pot.
D.Don |
05-25-2008, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by diechris and this is new news? line6 does that... pretty sure ExH does that too. its pretty normal for companies to solder pot lugs directly to boards... what people DONT like... is when the 1/4 in and out jacks are directly to the board. | It's a pretty stupid solution imho, just opened my bass balls here now, and the knob is fixed to the circuit board here as well, why the f-ck do they build them this way?
D.Don |
05-25-2008, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by D.Don why the f-ck do they build them this way? | Cost savings. Quicker to manufacture that way.
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05-25-2008, 06:56 PM
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Andrew Carrell, Soulkitchen Custom Guitar Effects | | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by D.Don It's a pretty stupid solution imho, just opened my bass balls here now, and the knob is fixed to the circuit board here as well, why the f-ck do they build them this way?
D.Don | easier and cheaper to build...less chance for noise to be introduced
...less chance of failure due to a wire problem.
in fact the only "bad" thing about it is that if jarred hard enough, it can crack the pcb. a good tech can probably connect the traces, but its likely cheaper to just buy a new pedal.
before you do that though, have you emailed dunlop customer service and told them about the problem "nicely"... |
05-25-2008, 06:58 PM
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Lead Designer, Zeibek Boutique Pedals | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hüstın, TX | | | There is nothing wrong it PCB mounted external components only if they are mounted to the chasis as well. |
05-25-2008, 06:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Swede lost in the 5th republic | | Nah, not contacted dunlop yet, I have a cpl of dudes in the hoods here who builds peds and they will fix and modify it for my (as I wanted them to change some diods in it as well to tweak the dist).
But it's a good idea, and I think I will do that! 
D.Don |
05-25-2008, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by FrigginChris so wait, i shouldn't drop things i don't want broken? |
hmm you seem like the PG rated chris...  |
05-25-2008, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by diechris hmm you seem like the PG rated chris... | well this is a family friendly site  |
05-25-2008, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by diechris and this is new news? line6 does that... pretty sure ExH does that too. its pretty normal for companies to solder pot lugs directly to boards... | I thought the issue with Line6 was that they mounted their stomp switches on the boards. |
05-25-2008, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Swimming Bird I thought the issue with Line6 was that they mounted their stomp switches on the boards. | ahhh yeah! youre right! but im sstill sure its quite common for companies to mount pots to boards.. |
05-25-2008, 07:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Madison, WI | | | Don't yell, it supports your point, I'm just saying that some are even worse than Dunlop at cutting corners.
I hate excusing large companies, but having built a couple of BYOCs into MXR-sized boxes, I can definitely see why they might have to solder things directly to the board in some cases. |
05-25-2008, 09:04 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Spector, Aguilar, EMG, Coffin Case, Maxon | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: las vegas/maui, nevada/hawaii | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Swimming Bird Don't yell, it supports your point, I'm just saying that some are even worse than Dunlop at cutting corners.
I hate excusing large companies, but having built a couple of BYOCs into MXR-sized boxes, I can definitely see why they might have to solder things directly to the board in some cases. | if youre talking to me.. then i wasnt yelling.. usually yelling is typed out by using CAPS. i was just agreeing with you with some enthusiasm.
i dont mind dunlop and i could careless on what companies do to cut corners aslong as the product lasts and sounds good. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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